TEN years ago, I was a full-time missionary for my church - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I was assigned away from home, and served full-time teaching about the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and serving absolutely anyone. All this without pay too!
At the beginning of my service, I wrote a poem. This poem was inspired by my studies of the atonement of Jesus Christ. If you don't know what that is, I can refer you to some beautiful people - your local missionaries - to tell you more. I'm a little shy to share, but BIG SIGH, okay, here goes...
The Saviour's Heart
by Sister Eliza Magallanes January 2015
When I'm old and frail
And I don't know how to think
How to talk, how to smile,
How to eat, how to blink,
When the years have gone by
And I'm falling apart
Will I still have the Saviour in my heart?
When I'm young and free
With eyes towards the stars
And I'm dreaming and I'm wishing
That I will go far,
When I'm tired to the bone,
And I'm falling apart
Will I still have the Saviour in my heart?
When I'm heartbroken and hurt
And cry and cry and cry
When I can't get back up
And strength leaves me to die,
When I'm desperate for peace
And I'm falling apart
Will I still have the Saviour in my heart?
When the Saviour trembled
Because of suffering and pain
When He was betrayed by a friend
And was taken and slain
When He suffered in body and spirit
And felt like falling apart
Was I not there there
In the Saviour's heart?
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Did you like this poem? If so, please let me know why, I'd love to hear. I have soooo many more poems that I've written over the years. Do you think I should post more of them? I'm so anxious about sharing my little secret talent, so I need all the encouragement I can get. 😶
3 comments:
Hey Sister McKellar! (ignore the deleted comment, its the exact same but it put this line twice for some reason...)
I sure hope you haven't forgotten an Elder Schmidt yet.
Anyways, to those unfamiliar, as of July 2025 I am one of those local missionaries Eliza mentioned in this post, but enough about me.
I love the message behind this poem, that the Savior will always be beside us no matter what mentally or physically happens to us. We may feel unworthy of God's love at times, but despite those feelings, we can never sink lower than the infinite reach of God's love. I've felt lonely often in my life, and having the Savior to help me through those times has - quite literally - saved my life before. I know that He is always there for us, whether we're lonely or tired or anything, He will always love and help us as much as He can.
"Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
- Matthew 11:29-30
Well, I hope everything with your families is going well. I miss you guys a lot, I promise I will visit you guys sometime in the future, either during my mission or after.
Elder Schmidt
Hi Elder Schmidt. Thank you so much for your heartfelt contribution to this post. I appreciate you sharing your experience and feelings about the atonement of Jesus Christ. He truly is there for us. This poem was a constant reminder to me as a missionary to always have the Saviour in my heart - forget myself and just go to work.
And the scripture you shared reminds me the the Saviour makes our burdens light. My family would love to receive you again, of course. Thank you again for your comment.
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